Laboratory Studies of Electromagnetic and Resistive Heating of Oil Source Rock

The paper presents the results of laboratory studies of electromagnetic and resistive heating of oil source rock under unilateral irradiation to kerogen pyrolysis onset temperatures. Comparison of the two heating methods showed that microwave electromagnetic heating is more preferable than resistive heating. Electromagnetic heating studies were carried out at a radiation frequency of 2.45 GHz. The presented results show that the intensity of electromagnetic heating of the oil source rock is nonlinear and depends on the change in the dielectric properties of the rock during heating and the weakening of the microstructure of the sample due to nonuniform heating of the rock.